The absence of Julien Marchand “can last another 15 days”… Follow the news from Wednesday October 4

Injured in the left hamstring during the opening match against the All Blacks, Julien Marchand is not about to return to competition if we are to believe Bruno Boussagol, the health manager of the French XV. “The first stage went normally. But on the second, there was a loss of quality. We preferred to postpone its resumption, especially since lesions high on the hamstrings can recur,” the doctor indicated yesterday during a press briefing. According to the doc, a return of Marchand, already out on Friday against Italy, is not a given for the Blues’ potential quarter-final. “We announced to you between four and six weeks of absence after his injury. It was taking a risk to force training, so we took him out of the group, he continued. Next week, we will take the same approach to see if he passes this level. If so, we can imagine that he will be a contender for the match. But it can last another 15 days. We do not know “. Fingers crossed and all that goes with it.